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British Legacy Continues
To Live On Across India

CALCUTTA, India -- A signboard in the foyer of the 170-year-old Bengal Club advertises the menu for Saturday's dinner buffet. Among the offerings for the mainly Hindu membership: steak and kidney pie.

Upstairs, the most prominent painting is a portrait of a British official who lived in Calcutta 150 years ago. His right hand is tucked inside his dinner jacket a la Napoleon. A turbaned Indian servant is a faint background figure.